Adolis García

José Adolis García
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 28
Outfielder
Born: (1993-03-02) March 2, 1993
Ciego de Avila, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: 2016, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB: August 8, 2018, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average .118
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 1
Teams

José Adolis García Arrieta (born March 2, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

García played for Ciego de Ávila of the Cuban National Series. On April 20, 2016, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1][2] García played for the Cuban national team at the 2015 Pan American Games.

García defected from Cuba in 2016.[3] He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in February 2017, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.[4] He spent 2017 with both the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League and the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, posting a combined .290 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in between both clubs.[5]

García began the 2018 season with Memphis. The Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues on August 6.[6]

Personal life

Adonis García is his brother.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adolis José Garcia will play in Japan". Juventudrebelde.cu. April 20, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Adolis Jose Garcia signed with the Yomiuri Giants". Cubadebate.cu. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Badler, Ben (August 30, 2016). "Outfielder Jose Adolis Garcia Leaves Cuba". Baseball America. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals sign Cuban outfielder Jose Adolis Garcia to minor league deal". Espn.com. February 25, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jose Adolis Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ FOX Sports Midwest (June 13, 2018). "Cardinals put O'Neill on DL, purchase Adolis García's contract". FOX Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Braves' Adonis Garcia relishes chance to play with Cuban brother". Usatoday.com. February 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Sanchez, Jesse (May 24, 2018). "Garcia set to lead Cuban team against Rays". M.mlb.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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